Tag Archives: Basra

Iraq’s premier invites Turkish businesses to relocate to the industrial zone near al-Faw port

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Wednesday invited Turkish businesspersons to relocate their industrial and commercial activities to the industrial city adjacent to Basra’s al-Faw port in southern Iraq. According to a statement issued by his bureau, al-Sudani met this morning with a group of Turkish businessmen, investors, and …

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Iraqi PM launches major afforestation initiative

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, announced on Sunday the launch of a major afforestation initiative, which includes planting five million trees in different Iraqi governorates. Al-Sudani’s statement took place during a speech he delivered in the opening of the Iraq Climate Conference hosted by the city of Basra, …

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Iraq and Jordan to start implementing the electrical grid project soon

On Saturday, Iraq, and Jordan revealed that the electrical grid connection project and building a pipeline from Basra to Aqaba between the two countries would be launched soon. In a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Ahmed Al-Safadi, the Iraqi parliament speaker, Muhamed Al-Halboosi, said that the Jordanian delegation …

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MP launches legal action to halt Basra-Aqaba pipeline project

Lawmaker Hanan al-Fatlawi started legal action against Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s caretaker government seeking an injunction to halt the implementation of the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline. According to the transcript of the legal proceeding filed by al-Fatlawi, the lawmaker challenged the constitutionality of the cabinet decree upon which Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi authorized …

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Large security operations launched in northern Basra

Basra Operations Command announced on Monday the launch of large-scale security operations in the northern regions of the province. The Command said in a statement received by Al-Ghadeer news, that “large operations were launched in the areas north of Basra and the city center, in addition to the revival of …

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IHEC completes the election result’s recounting in Basra

The High Electoral Commission announced that it completed the recounting process in Basra Governorate on Wednesday. The Commission said in a brief that the manual counting of voters took place in the presence of candidates’ representatives, international observers, and authorized media personnel. Tomorrow, Thursday, IHEC will follow up the submitted …

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Two persons were sentenced to death for killing a demonstrator

Two persons charged with killing a person participating in the October demonstrations in Basra, southern Iraq have pled guilty, and the court sentences them to the capital penalty. According to a statement by the Supreme Judicial Council, the convicts confessed to shooting the victim while participating in a demonstration near …

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Thousands protest the election results in several Iraqi governorates

Thousands of demonstrators stormed the streets north of Baghdad and south of the country, protesting the election results announced by IHEC yesterday. Sources say that the demonstrators are citizens who rejected the election results because of fraud, noting that they blocked the highway linking Baghdad with the northern governorates. The …

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Large fire broke out in Umm Qasr drilling ship

A fire broke out today in Umm Qasr drilling ship, the former Minister of Transport, Kadhim Finjan Al-Hamami reported. Preliminary information indicates that the fire’s cause is the negligence that most of this company’s divisions suffer from. Reports confirm that the price of the ship exceeds 65 million dollars.

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